ALL meanings of morning-glory
morn·ing-glo·ry
M m - noun morning-glory any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning. 1
- noun morning-glory a racehorse that runs faster in morning workouts than in afternoon races. 1
- noun morning-glory any of various mainly tropical convolvulaceous plants of the genus Ipomoea and related genera, with trumpet-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, which close in late afternoon 0
- noun morning-glory any of a genus (Ipomoea) of plants of the morning-glory family; esp., a twining annual vine (I. purpurea), with heart-shaped leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers of lavender, blue, pink, or white 0
- adjective morning-glory designating a family (Convolvulaceae, order Solanales) of twining dicotyledonous vines and some erect shrubs and trees with flowers having five sepals and a funnel-shaped corolla, including some bindweeds and the jalaps and sweet potatoes 0